Expressive Arts Coordinator Opportunity
Prairie St. John's, a psychiatric care facility located in Fargo, North Dakota, has been providing services for children, adolescents, and adults to address behavioral health and substance use challenges since 1997. Prairie offers inpatient hospitalization, day treatment, residential treatment, and intensive outpatient services. Accredited by The Joint Commission, we are the largest, freestanding behavioral health facility in the region. More than 4000 patients receive care from our compassionate health care team each year at Prairie St. John's. Prairie St. John's is seeking an Expressive Arts Coordinator to work with patients in our inpatient level of care. The Expressive Arts Coordinator provides expressive arts groups, psychoeducational groups, and recreational activities. This position is PRN and includes day and evening coverage. Required to work one weekend a month and will be a part of a holiday rotation. The Expressive Arts Coordinator provides expressive arts groups, psychoeducational groups, and recreational activities. Plans and coordinates client-centered, interactive activities for patient groups; recognizing instability cues and providing de-escalating interventions if needed. Documents assessments and group participation in an accurate, timely and complete manner, following established policies and procedures. Communicates with the treatment team regarding patient treatment, progress and/or concerns. Performs various other duties as assigned or as requested. All employees of Prairie St. John's are expected to adhere to safety policies, safe work practices, and other hospital policies. Employees are expected to complete mandatory training on time and attend mandatory meetings. In order to meet the essential functions of this position, employees must work as scheduled. All staff at Prairie St. John's may be required to work in different areas/units and varying shifts depending on the business needs to the facility.
Qualifications
Position Requirements: Bachelor's Degree in a Behavioral Sciences related field required. Preferred Master's Degree in social work, mental health counseling, Licensed Occupational Therapist, Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist, Licensed Art Therapist, Licensed Music Therapist, Licensed Social Worker or related field. Critical thinking and problem-solving skills; able to react quickly and calmly as part of a team to handle volatile and potentially emergency situations; make effective decisions while in stressful situations and circumstances; and after training, be able to manage disruptive and explosive patients; smoothly and rapidly shift between dissimilar tasks. Communicate thoroughly and accurately in a professional manner both verbally and in writing. Exceptional interpersonal communication skills are expected. Successful employees demonstrate a pleasant upbeat demeanor and a positive attitude. Able to use Microsoft Office products.
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